This week, the Times will print its annual philanthropy issue, with features on worthy nonprofits and our annual Honor Roll of individuals and family foundations that have made major gifts to Arkansas institutions. But you don't have to be a Walton to be a philanthropist. Tomorrow, Tuesday, is Giving Tuesday.

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge signed off today on the form of a proposed constitutional amendment to give county officials four-year, rather than two-year terms. She also issued a Freedom of Information Act ruling that could create some delays on ready access to public information.

Alabama has agreed to pay $51,000 in legal fees to Planned Parenthood lawyers for that state's failed attempt to cut off Medicaid funding to the organization's clinics. Arkansas could eventually find itself in the same situation.

KFSM reports that State Police arrested Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Tom Tatum Sr. over the weekend on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and then released him without a bond after a breath alcohol test.

Today's headlines: Pensions, microchips, school transfers

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Today's headlines: Special interests rule in Arkansas

You can watch live until 1 p.m. today on forum on criminal justice at the Clinton School. Participants include a legislative task force on criminal justice reform (how to deal with exploding prison populations, in other words) and the Coalition for Public Safety. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said disparate sentencing because of a lack of uniformity in applying sentencing guidelines needs a look from the legislature/

Vox reports on polling that says a majority supports registration of gun owners, but not Muslims (though 40 percent would have a registry for Muslims, versus 21 percent for Christians and 19 percent for Jews.)

Authorities have identified the suspect in the mass shootings at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs as Robert Lewis Dear, 57. According to jail records, he's a 6 foot 4, 250-pound white male. Photographs from the scene shows he has a beard and wears glasses. Reports say he's had a variety of minor brushes with the law as a former resident of South Carolina.

Civilians and police officers were hospitalized after Colorado Springs police officers responded to a 911 call about an active shooter at a local Planned Parenthood location. The standoff has continued for hours, with nine people admitted to hospitals.

The right-wing Daily Caller has analyzed political giving by university faculty and administrators to political candidates and found that the University of Arkansas givers are the "most liberal" — meaning most inclined toward Democratic candidates — in the SEC.

The Los Angeles Times reports on the sagging casino economy in Tunica, Miss., a sag due in part to increasing national competition.

Sen. Jason Rapert has announced on Facebook his plans to file this week a so-called trigger law — like those passed in four other states — that would make abortion illegal in Arkansas immediately if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Polling suggests the majority would oppose it.

The annual abortion protest marches were held around the country Sunday and, as usual, press accounts duly quoted the misinformation repeated there. From the coverage of the Arkansas march, this stood out:

Gov. Asa Hutchinson has made several public appearances today as part of the observance of King Day and his remarks have included lauding the state's 2017 action (and his own) in ending the dual observance of King's birthday with that of a man who fought to preserve slavery, Robert E. Lee. I have one brief observation on his remarks: